There was a fairly big event back in 1989 that knocked out some transmission lines from Canada to NY. My understanding is that the grid has been modified to prevent that sort of thing from happening again.
A big event, like the one that affected telegraph lines in the 1800s is unusual, but it won't go unnoticed either. Not when the whole US sees the northern lights at night.
There was a fairly big event back in 1989 that knocked out some transmission lines from Canada to NY. My understanding is that the grid has been modified to prevent that sort of thing from happening again.
A big event, like the one that affected telegraph lines in the 1800s is unusual, but it won't go unnoticed either. Not when the whole US sees the northern lights at night.